CVEvulnerability
CVE-2018-12242
9.8 CRITICAL
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2018-09-19
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 9.8 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 7.5 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-287
Description
The Symantec Messaging Gateway product prior to 10.6.6 may be susceptible to an authentication bypass exploit, which is a type of issue that can allow attackers to potentially circumvent security mechanisms currently in place and gain access to the system or network.
Affected configurations
• symantec messaging gateway (< 10.6.6)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-287 Improper Authentication weakness
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105329 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1461.html Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105329 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1461.html Vendor Advisory